Crossword Puzzle Number 3992 (Small Grid)

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1. The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
4. Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy.
10. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
13. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed.
14. Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
15. In favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
16. Deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries.
18. A Russian river.
20. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp.
22. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
23. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
25. A doctor's degree in education.
26. A unit of length equal to 3 feet.
29. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
30. A former copper coin of Pakistan.
34. An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
37. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC).
41. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
42. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
43. A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
45. (used of animals especially a horse) Of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1.
46. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
49. A resource.
51. Large high frilly cap with a full crown.
54. Greek mythology.
58. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
59. Quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible.
63. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
64. An electrically charged particle.
65. A university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign.
66. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
67. A doctor's degree in education.
68. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
69. Used of a single unit or thing.

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1. Baby bed with high sides.
2. A quantity of no importance.
3. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
4. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
5. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
6. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
7. (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.
8. A set of data arranged in rows and columns.
9. An associate degree in nursing.
10. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
11. (Scotland) A slope or hillside.
12. Among the largest bony fish.
17. Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae.
19. A member of an agricultural people of southern India.
21. The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
24. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits.
27. American novelist (1909-1955).
28. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
31. Agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor.
32. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma.
33. Distant in either space or time.
35. A person forced to flee from home or country.
36. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
38. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
39. System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds.
40. A state in midwestern United States.
44. Haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter.
47. A city in Veneto.
48. A drama set to music.
50. An official prosecutor for a judicial district.
52. A slender double-reed instrument.
53. An unofficial association of people or groups.
55. A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells.
56. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause).
57. An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer.
60. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
61. The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code.
62. The compass point midway between northeast and east.

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